N.J. Stat. § 50:2-11
Taking shellfish after sunset, before sunrise or on Sunday; prohibited, limited exceptions for Sunday
New Jersey · New Jersey Statutes Title 50 — Shellfisheries - Powers and Duties of Department, Shellfisheries Council, Leasing, and Planting · Status: effective
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- N.J. Stat. § 50:2-11, Taking shellfish after sunset, before sunrise or on Sunday; prohibited, limited exceptions for Sunday, New Jersey, version 1 as recorded 2026-09-28, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1476933
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50:2-11. No person shall dredge upon, or throw, cast, or drag an oyster dredge or any other instrument or appliance used for catching shellfish, or assist in so doing, or collect shellfish by any means, upon any of the lands lying under the tidal waters of this State before sunrise or after sunset, or at any time on Sunday, except that clams may be taken from the waters of the Raritan Bay, Sandy Hook Bay, Shrewsbury River, or Navesink River on Sunday, and except as provided in section 2 of P.L.2023, c.137 (C.50:2-11.1). The Department of Environmental Protection, in consultation with the Shellfisheries Council, may adopt, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), rules and regulations for the harvest of oysters on Sunday during specific times, in specific areas, and using specific methods of harvest. The maintenance of leases, limited to the moving and planting of shell, oyster, and clam seed, and the use of bagless oyster scrapes, shall be permitted on Sunday.
Amended 1973, c.352; 1975, c.398, s.5; 1979, c.199, s.37; 2007, c.338, s.39; 2023, c.137, s.1.